Bitcoin Open Interest Collapses to 12%. Is the Short Squeeze Over?
Crypto-margined Bitcoin futures have collapsed from near-total dominance to about 12%.
Custodians gain a federal coordination forum, while EO 14412's dated requirements remain limited to federal systems and covered contractors.
A Bitcoin Core contributor says a restaurant in El Zonte told him his lunch was its only bitcoin payment all month, with nearly every customer now paying by card.
August 25, 2026, 9:30 pmThe price of bitcoin (BTC) has once again started rising, not because something changed about this most popular cryptocurrency and/or its underlying network, but mostly for external reasons that turned attention back to this multi-purpose asset. In other words, bitcoin has once again been at the right place at the right time.
August 25, 2026, 8:48 pmCrypto-margined Bitcoin futures have collapsed from near-total dominance to about 12%.
Strive's aggressive Bitcoin acquisition strategy could influence corporate treasury management, highlighting a shift towards digital assets.
Bitcoin treasury Metaplanet moved 1,000 BTC, worth $79.77 million, into Coinbase Prime earlier today, days after Bitcoin.com News reported the company’s holdings had reached 43,000 BTC. A Milestone Stack, Built Fast Japanese bitcoin treasury giant Metaplanet once again moved 1,000 BTC, worth roughly $79.77 million, into Coinbase Prime on Aug. 25.
XRP, HYPE and Chainlink have outperformed Bitcoin during the latest crypto rally.
Strive bought 1,110 bitcoin for about $81.5 million between August 17 and 21 yet grew cash to $171.9 million, funding the buy with ASST and SATA share sales.
The same week added an estimated $5.74 million in annualized SATA dividends at Strive’s Aug.
Bitdeer Technologies Group is dropping roughly 1.93 exahash per second (EH/s) of bitcoin mining capacity into a 28-megawatt co-mining deal with Soluna Holdings at a wind-powered data center in South Texas. Bitdeer Sends Its Own Mining Fleet Into Soluna’s Texas Wind Farm Under the deal announced Aug.
Bitcoin's Bull Score jumped 30 to 80 in a week, the fastest flip in a year.
CryptoQuant says Bitcoin’s 24% rally has flipped key market indicators bullish, though rising profit-taking could bring near-term turbulence.